diff --git a/js/id/renderer/background.js b/js/id/renderer/background.js
index 6ab8502ce..84aaa2b43 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/background.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/background.js
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ iD.Background = function(context) {
         }
 
         overlayLayers.forEach(function (d) {
-            imageryUsed.push(d.source().sourcetag || d.source().name);
+            var source = d.source();
+            if (!source.isLocatorOverlay()) {
+                imageryUsed.push(source.sourcetag || source.name);
+            }
         });
 
         if (background.showsGpxLayer()) {
diff --git a/js/id/renderer/background_source.js b/js/id/renderer/background_source.js
index b42b729b1..440172a4b 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/background_source.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/background_source.js
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ iD.BackgroundSource = function(data) {
 
     source.validZoom = function(z) {
         return source.scaleExtent[0] <= z &&
-            (source.name !== 'Locator Overlay' || source.scaleExtent[1] > z);
+            (!source.isLocatorOverlay() || source.scaleExtent[1] > z);
+    };
+
+    source.isLocatorOverlay = function() {
+        return source.name === 'Locator Overlay';
     };
 
     source.copyrightNotices = function() {};